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Animation

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Digital books on technology, creative and business topics, including animation. Browse the category "Digital Media" > "Animation & 3D" or keyword search the collection. See below for a few examples.

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Reference Sources on Animation

The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons
Call Number: Ebook (Single-user)
The Animated Movie Guide by Jerry Beck
Call Number: Ebook (Multi-user)
The Anime Encyclopedia
Call Number: Ebook (Multi-user)

Animation History

Art in Motion, Revised Edition by Maureen Furniss
Call Number: E-Book
Art in Motion, Revised Edition is the first comprehensive examination of the aesthetics of animation in its many forms. It gives an overview of the relationship between animation studies and media studies, then focuses on specific aesthetic issues concerning flat and dimensional animation, full and limited animation, and new technologies. A series of studies on abstract animation, audiences, representation, and institutional regulators is also included.
The World History of Animation by Stephen Cavalier
Call Number: TR 897.5 .C38 2011 (Kelowna)
Animation : A World History by Giannalberto Bendazzi
Call Number: Safari Tech Ebook

Selected Books & Ebooks

Anatomy for Artists by Diana L. Stanley
Call Number: Ebook (Multi-user)
The Drawing Club Handbook: Mastering the Art of Drawing Characters from Life by Bob Kato
Call Number: NC 825 .C43 K38 2014 (Kelowna)
The Alchemy of Animation : Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age by Don Hahn
Call Number: NC 1766 .H35 2008 (Kelowna)
The Art of Blue Sky Studios by Jake S. Friedman
Call Number: NC 1766 .U52 F75 2014 (Kelowna)
The Art of DreamWorks Animation by Ramin Zahed
Call Number: NC 1766 .A8 Z34 2014 (Kelowna)
The Art of Pixar : The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art From 25 Years of Animation by Amid Amidi
Call Number: Ebook (Single-user)
The Art of Inside Out
Call Number: PN 1997.2 .I635 A78 2015 (Kelowna)
The Noble Approach : Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design by Tod Polson
Call Number: Ebook (Single-user)
The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation by Charles Solomon
Call Number: PN 1992.8 .P33 S65 2012 (Kelowna)

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